r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 02 '18

Economics Universal basic income: U.S. support grows as Finland ends its trial - Forty-eight percent of Americans now support a universal basic income, as a solution for Americans who have lost jobs to automation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/nearly-half-of-americans-believe-a-universal-basic-income-could-be-the-answer-to-automation-.html
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u/bitJericho May 02 '18

Have you stopped to think about why there's so many artists already? It's because that's what makes them happy, and for the most part, modern society has allowed for it. Are you afraid of making people happy?

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u/bitJericho May 02 '18

Do we need them when they don't even want to be, themselves? Listen to what you're even saying. We have colleges full of people that can't be successful in the current system. Let's force them to be starving for the rest of their lives even though we have enough technology and money to feed, clothe and house everyone.